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Upside Down Blackberry Cupcakes

These Upside Down Blackberry Cupcakes are a delightful dessert featuring sweet blackberries hidden under a light and fluffy vanilla cupcake base. Topped with a zesty lemon icing, these cupcakes offer the perfect combination of fruity freshness and sweetness, making them a great treat for any occasion.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 250
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Blackberry Cupcakes
  • ½ cup unsalted butter plus a little extra for greasing the tins, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar plus 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 15 ounces blackberries about
Lemon Icing
  • 1 ⅓ cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 2 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 lemon lemon zest from 1 lemon

Method
 

Blackberry Cupcakes
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously grease cupcake tins with butter. Add the blackberries to the bottoms of the tins, dividing them evenly (about 3 per muffin tin). Set aside. Sift dry ingredients together and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl or the bowl of an electric stand mixer using the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla for 1-2 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  3. Add the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar mixture alternatively with the milk. Scrape down the sides as you go and beat until well mixed.
  4. Use a spoon or an ice cream scoop to pour batter evenly over the blackberries in the tin. Fill cups completely with the batter.
  5. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out with dry crumbs.
  6. Allow to cool in the muffin tin for about five minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely. Top with icing, powdered sugar, whipped cream, or enjoy as is!
Lemon Icing
  1. In a medium-sized bowl, sift the powdered sugar. Add the lemon zest and juice, and use a whisk or spoon to combine.

Notes

  • For a richer flavor, you can add a pinch of cinnamon to the batter.
  • If you prefer, you can substitute the blackberries with raspberries or blueberries.